Ferrum Attraction: A New Way to Color the Tesla Cybertruck—With Magnets!

We’ve learned first-hand how persnickety the Cybertruck’s bare stainless body panels can be, and how dirt, bugs and even simple fingerprints can cause hard-to-remove stains. Here, too, Corbett says, the magnets may have an advantage. He cites concerns that improper installation of a vinyl wrap, or leaving it on the vehicle too long, could discolor the stainless steel, while magnetic panels can be removed to clean the surface “and allow it to breathe on occasion.” (Does stainless steel need to breathe? Excuse us, we have some kitchen utensils that we need to take for a walk.) Even so, CybertruckCovers recommends pre-treating with an iron remover (that’s a thing?) or sealant and periodically removing the covers to wash the truck.
We see one major problem with the magnetized wrap: What’s to stop a thief from peeling off the panels and sticking them to their own Cybertruck? Corbett acknowledges that any anti-theft system “would be difficult to effectively employ. Sentry Mode, which comes standard on all Teslas, would also help discourage theft.” Etching serial numbers on the panels is also a possibility, though he notes that if thieves do make off with part of the Cybertruck’s magnetic paint job, replacing single panels would be less expensive than a complete set.